Lace beadweaving challenge

Create your own vertical netting stitch necklace!

This challenge is open to all participants, the sending of your photographs will validate your participation. We suggest you to create a necklace of your own design in vertical netting stitch with increases and decreases using bead insertion or bead embroidery. Your netting beadwork has to be done with seed beads and any other fancy beads (round, faceted, bicones, bugles, etc.). Please no cabochons and nor other elements added except listed above.

Deadline for sending your photos is Friday, October 26, 2012. Your photo should be no more than 800 Kb, we ask you for a high resolution photo in order to create an online gallery. Please send your emails with attached photos at: perlesetdentelles@yahoo.fr, please send us also the following information: first name, last name, nickname (if you want) and a link to your blog or website.

It's not a contest and the winners won't be selected. The pictures of all submissions will be published in our newsletter and in the blog Perles et Dent'Elles. Learn tutorials by Coco L'hopital-Navarre for your inspiration!

Lace beadweaving basics. Part 1
 
Lace beadweaving basics. Part 2
 
Lace beadweaving basics. Part 3
 
Lace beadweaving challenge (in French)

Perlen Poesie issue 14

In issue 14:


•  Maggie's Gold: Maggie Meister - the father sparked her interest in European history. Years later, she came to Italy and was able to learn and practice. The colors and shapes of the ancient artifacts are featured in Maggie's jewelry.
 
•  Caught in the Net: Confucius said, "Holes are the main thing in a net," - explanation and demonstration of the possibilities of this fascinating simple netting technique.
 
•  Bead Art Fair 2013: Anticipation - bigger, more beautiful, more diverse - a preview of the 3rd Beaders Best Bead Art Fair 2013 in Hamburg, and indeed in a new place.
 
•  Back to the Future: Czech Republic - we can feel the glory of the old "Jablonec Industries" by looking at the famous glass beads by Preciosa Ornela and admiring committed people who live with the old craft and inspire the global market with new products.
 
•  Winners of IBA 2012: Look at the winning pieces of the international jewelry contest IBA 2012. Savor the diversity of ideas!
 
•  15 tutorials and much more!

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Beads by Blanche bead shop
 
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Beaders Best Bead Art Fair 2012

A month ago bead artists and bead lovers from many countries second time gathered in Hamburg, Germany at the Beaders Best Bead Art Fair 2012. Hundreds of visitors from different countries around the globe attended the show to replenish their bead storages, to meet friends, to establish business contacts, to learn from world known artists. We haven't seen unhappy faces there!

The third Beaders Best Bead Art Fair will take place on 24-25 August 2013 at the MesseHalle Hamburg-Schnelsen, Germany (Google map). The exhibition center is air-conditioned and has a lot of space and provides different services. Exhibitors making table reservation will get not only table space but square meters behind the tables which can be filled with racks or shelves. The closest Hotel Park Inn Hamburg Nord has rooms at a special rate if you book right away, you need to make reservation with this code word: "Perlenkunst-Messe". Verena Greene-Christ will answer all your questions regarding the fair, email her at v.greene-christ@perlen-poesie.de. I will inform you about any Beaders Best Bead Art Fair 2013 news.

Photos from Beaders Best Bead Art Fair 2012
 
Meetings with friends at the Bead Art Fair

International Bead Award Contest. Winners

On August 18, 2012 the winners of the International Bead Award Contest were announced at the Beaders Best Bead Art Fair. It was an exciting event! First place winners are:

Lampwork Category
"Citylife" by Andrea Schwarz, Germany
 
Loomwork Category
"Death of a Purse" by Rebecca Blackwell, USA
 
Off-Loom Category
"Sweet Little Grasshopper!" by Ilka Weinreich, Germany
 
Bead Crochet, Bead Knitting Category
"Painting a Rainbow" by Svetlana Karimova, Poland
 
Embroidery Category
"Spaghetti with Tomato and Basil" by Anna Denisova, Italy
 
Paper, Textile Category
"Patchwork Armband" by Olga Haserodt, Germany
 
Polymer Clay, Ceramic, Porcelain Category
"Vitamin" by Yuliya Galuschak, Ukraine
 
Wirewok Category
"Carnival" by Natalya Bulba, Ukraine
 
Mixed Media Category
"Once Upon a Frog" by Andrea Landau, Italy
 
Public voting
"Die Sonnenblumen" by Galina Baer, Austria
 
Our warmest congratulations to all winners!

Full list of International Bead Award Contest winners
 
The winners on Perlen Poesie website

Perlen Poesie issue 13

In issue 13:


Issue 13 of the popular German Magazine Perlen Poesie magazine has many fantastic projects for bead weaving. Printed in German, the projects are illustrated and easy to follow without having to understand the text although it now comes with an English supplement that helps translate all of the projects.
 
The magazine includes 15 beading projects from artists worldwide: from the shawl clasp to Spanish earrings and bracelet. It also covers a great assortment of beads, tips and tricks, Bead Art Fair, IBA contest and much more!

Subscribe to Perlen Poesie magazine
 
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Beads by Blanche bead shop
 
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